East RGV News

Cameron County schools enrolled 82,756 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 97,108 students enrolled in Cameron County schools, 85.2% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 4.1% decrease from the previous school year.

Cameron County enrolled the eighth highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they're offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Los Fresnos High School	2,575	3,197
Rivera Early College High School	2,124	2,306
Hanna Early College High School	2,084	2,336
Lopez Early College High School	1,797	1,896
Pace Early College High School	1,757	1,939
Porter Early College High School	1,744	1,844
San Benito High School	1,733	2,054
Harlingen High School	1,609	1,999
Veterans Memorial Early College High School	1,305	2,016
Harlingen High School - South	1,139	1,581
Faulk Middle School	1,040	1,059
Garcia Middle School	823	948
Jubilee Brownsville	811	1,041
Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy	792	1,055
Oliveira Middle School	790	827
Idea Frontier Academy	777	821
Stell Middle School	776	819
Idea Riverview Academy	767	811
La Feria High School	761	892
Idea Riverview College Preparatory	760	804
Manzano Middle School	743	903
Lucio Middle School	716	745
Idea Academy San Benito	707	850
Berta Cabaza Middle School	696	813
Idea Frontier College Preparatory	694	763
Paredes Elementary School	689	783
Memorial Middle School	678	791
Los Cuates Middle School	675	847
Stillman Middle School	667	1,115
Canales Elementary School	662	679
Benavides Elementary School	662	830
Champion Elementary School	658	691
Liberty Memorial Middle School	654	734
Resaca Middle School	646	862
San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy	645	730
Perkins Middle School	645	666
Miller Jordan Middle School	641	699
Vernon Middle School	634	744
Vermillion Road Elementary School	619	632
Perez Elementary School	617	633
South Texas ISD Medical Professions	603	864
Idea College Preparatory San Benito	602	763
Pullam Elementary School	589	793
Gutierrez Middle School	577	834
Hudson Elementary School	576	653
Gonzalez Elementary School	576	643
Besteiro Middle School	565	585
Burns Elementary School	562	598
Idea Brownsville College Preparatory	562	738
Coakley Middle School	561	695